DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6994431
DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1952
REPORTED LOCATIONATLANTA GA
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Round object, red, orange and yellow,
was seen over Atlanta.
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LEVEL FLIGHT PD MANY CALLS CAME IN GIVING SAME STORY PD
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(20 EST THAT HE OBSERVED AN UNUSUAL FLYING OBJECT IN THE
ICINITY OF THE ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT PD RE GAVE THE SAE NX
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Manassas, Virginia (CASS MISSING)
Washington, D. C. (CASt MISSING)
Norfolk, Virginia (Ca3z MISSING)
Lima, Peru (CASS MISSING
Orlando, Florine (Cast “ISSING)
H@leca, Mo: Abaca (CARD * “ISSING)
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Mengscas, Yirsinia (CARD MISSING)
Malava (WO CASS LN®O OL }
CRS RAN Flori:a (GaRD MISSING)
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PHOME NUMBER AN-7458 CMA SAY AT 01/055 EST ON OBJECT ESTIMATED 2 ©
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IN DIAMETER CMA LONG POINTED TAIL CMA ROUND AS A BALL IN FRONT CMA BRIGHT
ORANGE COLOR CMA NO SOUND CMA NOT VERY FAST CMA VIEWED FOR 5 MINUTES.
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CaayOi3sist AN OBJEC. DESCRIBED AS MORE LONG THA. AOUID, MOVING
SLOWLY NORTHWEST, MADE 0 SOUND, ODSERVED FOR 3 OR A MINUTES,
AINBOW COLORED AT FIRST, SLOWLY FADED, THEN REAPPEARED AS RED COLOR
ND -GRADUALLY TURNED INTO A PECULIAR BLUISH COLOR. COULD NOT DETERMIN
SIZE, ALTITUDE, OR DISTANCE.
| WEATHERS 800 FT SCATTERED, 1729 FT BROKEN, 19026 FT OVERCAST,
id MILES VISIBILITY, 70 DEG TEMP, 68 DEG DEW PT, WIND SSE AT 3 KTS.
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